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B. S. REED.

MEASURING FAUGET.

No. 400,251. Patented Mar. 26, 1889.. I

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ELI S. REED, OF CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE.

MEASURING-FAUCET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 400,251, dated March26, 1889.

Application filed November 21, 1888. Serial No. 291,500. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ELI S. REED, a citizen of the United States,residingat Chattanooga, in the county of Hamilton and State ofTennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMeasuring-Faucets; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,

clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to an improvement in measuring-faucets ortransparent receivers for use in connection with casks, tanks, barrels,vessels, cisterns, or other receptacles containing liquids or fluids,the object of the invention being to provide a transparent receiver,which will serve both as a show device, whereby to easily and nicelyexhibit the kind and quality of the liquid or fluid contained in themain vessel, and also as a measuring-vessel, from which the liquid orfluid, after it has been fed thereinto from the main vessel, may bedischarged in different quantities, the size of which may bepredetermined and accurately measured bya graduated scale on thetransparent sides of the receiver.

The invention consists, essentially, in the combination, with agraduated transparent receiving-vessel connected with the mainreceptacle or tank, of a double valve so arranged that when theinlet-opening through which the liquid is fed from the main receptacleinto the measuring-vessel is open the discharge or outlet pipe may beclosed, and also when the inlet-opening is closed the discharge may beopened; and, further, it consists in certain peculiarities in theconstruction, arrangement, and combination of the several parts of themeasuring-faucet, substantially as will be hereinafter described andclaimed.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating my invention, Figure 1 is aperspective view of my improved measuring-faucet, the frame whichsupports it being shown in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a vertical section ofthe same, showing its mode of arrangement with a tank; or vessel fromwhich liquid or fluid is fed into the faucet, the valve being in thisfigure shown in the position that it occupies when the liquid isentering the transparent vessel. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of thevalve and valve-body, and shows also a portion of the transparent vesseland the inlet and discharge pipes, the valve being in the position thatit occupies when the inlet opening into the transparent vessel is closedand the discharge is open.

F denotes a receptacle of any kind adapted to contain a liquid or fluid.I am restricted to no particular kind of receptacle, as my in ven tionis equally applicable to cisterns, casks, barrels, tanks, vats, andreceptacles of all kinds. In Fig. 2 the receptacle F is shown as mountedupon a support, G. To this support my improved measuring-faucet isattached in such a position that the upper end thereof may be below thebottom of the receptacle F,

this position being necessary in order that the entire contents of thereceptacle F may be fed into the measuring-vessel.

A denotes a cylindrical glass vessel of suitable size. This vessel maybe made of any suitable transparent material. It is made transparent, sothat the contents thereof may be easily inspected. It is provided with aseries of graduations. In Fig. 1 I have indicated an example of such aseries where the graduations will be seen to run from one to fourquarts. I do not, however, intend to confine myself to this particularscale, but reserve the liberty of marking upon the surface of the vesselany desired graduating-scale.

The transparent receiver or vessel A is sup ported between two plates,an upper or cap plate, 13, and a lower or base plate, 0, which platesare connected together by means of vertical tie-rods H H, which passthrough the said plates B and O at suitable points, and are held firmlyin place by means of nuts on the ends of said rods. The under surface ofthe cap-plate B is provided witha circular flange or rim, 1), projectingdownwardly, within which flange or rim the upper end of the vessel Aneatly and nicely rests. The upper surface of the base-plate C issimilarly provided with a circular rim or flange, 0, within which nicelyfits the lower end of the transparent'vessel A. The cap-plate B isprovided with suitable lugsas, for instance,

the slotted lugs (Z d through which pass bolts or screws for attachingthe device to the support G, or such other means as may be provided forholding the measuring faucet. Likewise the lower plate or base, 0, isprovided with slotted lugs e e, and screws pass through said lugs andenter the support G. (See Figs. 1 and 2.) By thus securing the upper andlower plates of the device to an upright support such device is locatedin proper position relatively to the main tank or vessel, and thetransparent vessel A occupies a vertical or upright situation.

1 denotes a pipe running out of the tank or receptacle F near its lowerend and connecting with the inlet-pipe K, which enters the valve-body D.The valve-body D .is secured horizontally to the lower side of the base0, and may be integral therewith, if desired, as shown in the drawings.XVithin the valvebody D, above the inlet pipe K, is a passage, whichextends upward and through the plate (1 and enters the bottom of thevessel A, said plate C being flanged circularly at on, so as to fitnicely within a circular opening in the bot tom of the vessel A.

J denotes the discharge pipe, which is screwed into the lower side ofthe valve-body D. A passage extends up through the valvebody above thedischarge and enters the bottom of the vessel A through plate 0, saidplate being flanged at Zto fit nicely within a circular opening in thebottom of the vessel A. The valve-body I) is bored longitudinally in atapering manner to receive a plug-valve, E, which fits nicely therein,and has two transverse passages or openings, 6 and f, whose directionsare at right angles to each other,

and which are located at proper points on the" plug-valve to permit themto register with the inlet and discharge passages just described. Thusthe opening a will register with the discha-rgepassage an d the openingf will register with the inletflpassage when the valve is properly turned to permit such registry. Herein, then, consists one of the importantfeatures of my invention, to wit: the double plug-valve, whereby,whenthe inlet-opening is closed,the discharge or outlet will be open, andwhen the discharge or outlet is closed the inlet will be open. In Fig. 3the inlet is closed and the discharge is open. In Fig. 2 the inlet isopen. The normal condition of the device is seen in Fig. 2, where theinlet is open and the liquid fro m the main receptacle is being fedthrough pipe I into the vessel A. hen the vessel A is filled, of courseno more liquid can enter, but the liquid-pressure will be constant inthe vessel A and the tank F. The plug-valve E is provided with a handle,E, by means of which it is easily manipulated. The extent of movement ofthe handle E is governed by pins 1). By grasping this handle the valvecan be changed from the position shown in Fig. 2 and made to occupy theposition shown in Fig. 3, where the inlet is cut off, and thus thepassage of liquid from the tank F into the vessel A ceases, while at thesame time the discharge is opened and liquid flows out of the vessel Athrough pipe J into some convenient receptacle placed beneath pipe .l toreceive it. Pipe J is furnished with an airvent, h, and the pipe,moreover, serves as a funnel, thus dispensing with the necessity ofhaving a separate funnel. The air-vent or outletpipe 71. allows the exitof the air from the sel beneath pipe J while it is being filled with theliquid it courses out through said pipe. The upper plate, 13, isprovided with an airvent, g, which communicates with the head of vesselA, the short communicating pipe passing down through cap-plate l3 andentering the upper end of vessel A, as is clearly shown in Fig. 2; hencewhen it is desired to remove any amount of liquid from vessel A theairvent 9 can be opened and the outflow of the liquid facilitatedthereby. It wlll thus be observed that the transparent vessel A willserve as a sort of show device to exhibit the kind, quality, andcondition of the liquid with which the main vessel or receptacle F isfilled. Of course this vessel A may be located in any convenientposition, either near by the receptacle F or at a distance therefrom. Inthe drawings the vessel is shown close to the receptacle; butit may beremoved to a distance, if desired. Such removal will necessitate nothingmore than a change in, the arrangement of the feed-pipe I.

The simplicity of operation in my deviceis a feature to which I desireto call especial attention. It will be noted that the vesselA is keptconstantly full. lVhenever, therefore, itis desired to remove a certainamount say one quart-the handle E will be lifted from its dependingposition (indicated in Fig. 1) to a horizontal position, thus closingthe supply and opening the discharge. The vessel A will then begin toempty its con tents, and when the level of the liquid therein has sunkto the graduation marked one quart, then of course a quart of liquid hasbeen removed from the vessel, and this being the desired amount theoperator will throw back the handle E again to its vertical position,which will immediately close the discharge and open the inlet, and thusthe vessel A will again be filled to its full ca pacity. Should it bedesired to remove a gallon of liquid, the operator will leave thedischarge open long enough to enable the complete contents of the vesselto have exit through the discharge. The interior bottom surface of thevessel A is preferably made inclining, as at d a, from the outer edgetoward the center. This is for the purpose of permitting the liquid torun more easily toward. the center of the vessel when the latter isbeing emptied, and thus to efl'ectuate the complete removal of all thecontents of the vessel when it is desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters attached to the support, substantially as de- Patent,is scribed. 10

The combination of the vessel A, having the In testimony whereof I affixmy signature in scale of graduations upon its sides, the cappresence oftwo witnesses.

5 plate B, the base-plate O, the tie-rods H, con- ELI S. REED.

necting said cap and base plates, said cap- \Vitnesses: plate B havinglugs d cl, and said base-plate FRED E. TASKER, 0 having lugs e e,whereby the plates are S. HERBERT GIEsY.

